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(sō′sō′)adj. Neither very good nor very bad; passable: a so-so performance; feeling so-so.adv. Neither very well nor very poorly; passably: I swam so-so, but better than yesterday.

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adj (postpositive) neither good nor bad adv in an average or indifferent manner

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adj. 1. neither very good nor very bad; indifferent or mediocre. adv. 2. in a passable manner; tolerably. [1520–30]

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Adj.	1.	so-so - being neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French"indifferentordinary - not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
Adv.	1.	so-so - in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably"acceptably, tolerably

so-so

(Informal)adjective average, middling, fair, ordinary, moderate, adequate, respectable, indifferent, not bad (informal), tolerable, run-of-the-mill, passable, undistinguished, fair to middling (informal), O.K. or okay (informal) Their lunch was only so-so.

Translations

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(səu) adverb1. (used in several types of sentence to express degree) to this extent, or to such an extent. `The snake was about so long,' he said, holding his hands about a metre apart; Don't get so worried!; She was so pleased with his progress in school that she bought him a new bicycle; They couldn't all get into the room, there were so many of them; He departed without so much as (= without even) a goodbye; You've been so (= very) kind to me!; Thank you so much! （表示程度）这样，那样，那么 2. (used to express manner) in this/that way. As you hope to be treated by others, so you must treat them; He likes everything to be (arranged) just so (= in one particular and precise way); It so happens that I have to go to an important meeting tonight. （表示方式、方式、情况）这样，那样 3. (used in place of a word, phrase etc previously used, or something previously stated) as already indicated. `Are you really leaving your job?' `Yes, I've already told you / said so'; `Is she arriving tomorrow?' `Yes, I hope so'; If you haven't read the notice, please do so now; `Is that so (= true)?' `Yes, it's really so'; `Was your father angry?' `Yes, even more so than I was expecting – in fact, so much so that he refused to speak to me all day! 代替前面已用（提）过的词、短语或事情 4. in the same way; also. `I hope we'll meet again.' `So do I.'; She has a lot of money and so has her husband.同样5. (used to express agreement or confirmation) indeed. `You said you were going shopping today.' `So I did, but I've changed my mind.'; `You'll need this book tomorrow, won't you?' `So I will.'确实 conjunction (and) therefore. John had a bad cold, so I took him to the doctor; `So you think you'd like this job, then?' `Yes.'; And so they got married and lived happily ever after.因而ˌso-ˈcalled adjective wrongly described or named in such a way. Your so-called friends have gone without you!所谓的ˌso-ˈso adjective neither very good nor very bad. His health is so-so. 一般的，马马虎虎 and so on/forth and more of the same kind of thing. He reminded me of what I owed him and so on.等等or soorso as to in order to. He sat at the front so as to be able to hear.以便so far, so good all is well up to this point. So far, so good – we've checked the equipment, and everything's ready.到目前为止一切顺利so that1. with the purpose that; in order that. I'll wash this dress so that you can wear it.为的是2. with the result that. He got up very late, so that he missed the bus and was late for work.结果是so to say/speak if one may use such an expression; in a way; it could be said. The dog is, so to speak, a member of this family.可以这么说

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so-so

1. adjective Neither especially good nor especially bad; average, passable, or mediocre. A: "How was the movie?" B: "Eh, so-so." The book had a very compelling setup, but so-so writing dragged it down.2. adjective In an average, passable, or mediocre manner; not especially well but not especially badly. The film only did so-so during its opening weekend, but it proved to be a consistent earner for weeks to come. The computer is very affordable, but that's only because it runs so-so during normal usage.

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1. mod. average; mediocre. It was just so-so. Nothing to write home about. 2. mod. tipsy; alcohol intoxicated. They were so-so after a while—in front of the television with all that beer and stuff. He’s so-so, but he can still stand up.

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adj average

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adj being neither good nor bad

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adv in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner

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